During the week of the U.N. Durban II conference in Geneva, UN Watch organized a series of major events in Geneva, together with large coalitions of non-governmental organizations, that succeeded in restoring the true cause of human rights to its rightful place. Events Click below to see videos, text and …

Differences in viewpoints between countries and regions were evident at yesterday’s meeting of the Durban Review Conference. Topics discussed included anti-Semitism, “Islamophobia,” homophobia, foreign occupation, and poverty.

While Iran and several Arab delgations used the Durban II conference to condemn Israel as the world’s foremost racist state, pro-Israel events held on the sidelines garnered media attention, reframing the historical record of this week’s happenings. Speaking at the “Rally for Israel, Human …

At Tuesday’s high level segment of the Durban Review Conference, Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Palestine and Cuba all highlighted “the plight of the Palestinian people” and condemned Israel as a “racist” state.

At Tuesday’s high level segment of the Durban Review Conference, Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Palestine and Cuba all highlighted “the plight of the Palestinian people” and condemned Israel as a “racist” state.

Towards the close of Tuesday’s high-level segment at the Durban Review Conference, Sudan‘s Deputy Justice Minister, Abdel Daiem Zumrawi gave a fiery speech, denouncing the decision of the International Criminal Court to indict Sudan’s President al-Bashir for the genocide in Darfur. “The …

Click here for Iran‘s speech at the high-level segment of Durban II. Click here for Norway‘s speech at the high-level segment of Durban II. To access other speeches click here (ID: HRC Durban, Password: OHCHR123) For video of speeches, see the Durban II webcast here Note: Some of the written …

Speaking at the high-level segment of the Durban Review Conference on Tuesday, Cuba said that “in the industrialized countries you see racism most developed” and compared racism to the “growing gap between the rich and the poor.” It also encouraged reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave …